Do you see anything missing? Eric and I rode “Back Bone” (or something like that) and Pine Ridge today. Back Bone was mostly a piles of semi-large rocks strewn throughout orange clay and cold (very cold) muddy creeks. Pine Ridge was much better, except for the fact that one of the bolts holding the saddle onto the seat post snapped.

I never realized the true value of a saddle, until today. I only had to ride a few miles without a saddle, but those miles were tough. It is probably also worth mentioning that this seat post (and hardware) are original to the bike (1995). I think I’ll take this opportunity to replace the other bolt as well. I like the seat post, it has some scars from a wreck many, many years ago that I would hate to lose. I also broke my bottle cage and completely trashed my worn-out SID XC fork. Luckily I have a nice REI dividend. Check back soon to find out how to rebuild a SID XC.

Eric made a video of the ride, check it out here:

See more biking videos and other stuff on Eric’s site: ericfilcoff.com

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